Kanichar

Kanichar
Village
Kanichar town
Kanichar Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Kanichar Kanichar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°54′18.1″N75°47′4.3″E / 11.905028°N 75.784528°E / 11.905028; 75.784528
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Taluk	Iritty
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Kanichar Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	51.96 km2 (20.06 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	102 m (335 ft)
Population  (2011) [2]
• Total	15,789
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	670674
Telephone code	0490
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-78
Nearest cities	Thalassery, Kannur
Niyamasabha constituency	Peravoor
Lok Sabha constituency	Kannur
Climate	Mild Climate (Köppen)
Website	http://lsgkerala.in/kanicharpanchayat

Kanichar is a small town and Grama Panchayat in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. ^{[3] [4]}

Hospitals

There are several hospitals in this place.

• Unity Hospital, Kelakam
• Peravoor Taluk Hospital
• Reshmi Hospital, Peravoor
• Primary Health Centre, Kolakkad

Blood Bank

• Thalassery Blood Donors Wing
• Kannur Sara Memorial Blood Bank
• Thalassery Co-operative Hospital
• Pariyaram Medical College
• General Hospital Thalassery

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kanichar had a population of 15,789 which constitutes 7,778 males and 8,011 females. Kanichar village spreads over an area of 51.96 km² (20.06 sq mi) with 3,838 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Kanichar was 1,030 lower than state average of 1,084. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 1,508 (9.55%) where 764 are males and 744 are females. Kanichar had an overall literacy of 93.1% lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 95% and female literacy was 91.2%. ^[5]

Tourism

Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, a tourist spot, is about 7 km away from Kanichar town.

Wards

There are 13 wards in Kanichar Panchayat.

• Odanthode
• Anungode
• Kanichar
• Velloonni
• Nellikkunnu
• Chengom
• Elapeedika
• Poolakkutty
• Nedumpuramchal
• Odappuzha
• Kolakkad
• Mavadi
• Chanappara. ^[6]

Transportation

Kanichar town

The National Highway 66 passes through Kannur town. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. The nearest airport is Kannur International Airport which is 35 Kilometers Away from Kanichar.

References

1. "Topographic map of Kanichar, Kannur, India".
2. "കണ്ണൂര്‍ ജില്ലയിലെ ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്തുകളുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങള്‍ | Deparyment of Panchayats".
3. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
4. "DE Status".
5. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 166,167. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
6. "Kanichar Grama Panchayat - LSGD Kerala".